Sheila Ford Hamp went to visit with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle in 1973 after being part of the first class of women who went to Yale as freshmen and graduated. As the daughter of the Detroit Lions' owner, she had gotten to know the late Rozelle by sitting next to him at some dinners and attending many of the same events as him. Hamp is taking over as principal owner and chairman of the Lions, succeeding her mother as she steps down from being in charge of the NFL franchise.
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